Replay all 17 chess games from USSR Championship Semifinal — Riga 1952. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about USSR Championship Semifinal — Riga 1952 →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952.05.15 |
Klavins, Janis
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1952.05.16 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Tolush, Alexander V
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1952.05.18 |
Terpugov, Evgeny
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1-0 | 66 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1952.05.20 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Koblencs, Aleksandrs
|
1-0 | 30 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1952.05.21 |
Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
0-1 | 24 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1952.05.24 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Chaplinsky, Edgar
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1952.05.25 |
Bannik, Anatolij
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1/2-1/2 | 46 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1952.05.26 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Cherepkov, Alexander V
|
0-1 | 40 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1952.05.29 |
Ilivitzki, Georgi A
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1952.05.30 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Fridstein, German Samuilovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1952.06.02 |
Kan, Ilia Abramovich
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1-0 | 49 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1952.06.03 |
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack | ROUND 12 |
| 1952.06.05 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Veltmander, Iogannes G
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1952.06.06 |
Pasman, Marks
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1952.06.09 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Nei, Iivo
|
1-0 | 50 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1952.06.10 |
Ragozin, Viacheslav
vs
Chekhover, Vitaly A
|
1-0 | 57 | Indian Defense: West Indian Defense | ROUND 16 |
| 1952.06.13 |
Chekhover, Vitaly A
vs
Nikitin, Aleksander S
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 17 |